As the world marks International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025, stakeholders in Nigeria have emphasised the need to amplify the voices of rural women in decision-making spaces.
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The Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA),Dr Temitope Ilori has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to improving access to healthcare for all women, regardless of their HIV status.
The National President, National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), Mrs Edna Azura has called for intensified efforts toward achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls across the country.
Arise Monalisa Foundation and One Percent International, NGOs, have advocated more investment and support for youths and women to accelerate their socio-economic and political progress in the country.
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), on Saturday, advocated for women’s empowerment, especially at the grassroots level, to facilitate their contributions to the sustainable economic development of the country.
ASHENEWS reports that on the occasion of the 2024 International Women’s Day, the Centre for Innovative and Pragmatic Development Initiative (CIPDI) has celebrated the achievements of women.
Aisha Wakaso has lamented over the current economic crisis is that is hitting hard on young girls as it has made them unable to access sanitary pads at affordable rate.
An NGO, Baobab for Women’s Human Rights, on Wednesday called on governments at all levels to protect the lives of vulnerable and marginalised groups, particularly women, in the country.
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Lagos Chapter, has urged women to unite and take their rightful place in leadership.